Título del Proyecto: Organización y gestión de la integración tecnológica agropecuaria y
agroindustrial en el Cono Sur. Este proyecto se propone promover la integración tecnológica y fortalecer la capacidad de gestión del proceso innovativo en el ámbito del Sistema Agroalimentario y Agroindustrial (SAA) del MERCOSUR ampliado.
Para cumplir con ese propósito, se plantea fortalecer y asegurar el proceso de reingeniería del Programa
Cooperativo para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Agropecuario del Cono Sur (PROCISUR). El nuevo modelo

Objectives: 1) Development of high yielding hybrids with an yield advantage of 15-20% over the
conventional varieties. 2) Optimization of seed production package. 3) Standardization of agronomic package for cultivation of hybrids. 4) Strengthening the human resource development. 5)¿nLarge scale adoption of hybrid rice in the country

The overall objective is to promote and strengthen hybrid maize technology in the Asian region through germplasm exchange, dissemination of information, training and periodic meetings and workshops.

Objectives: i.) To strengthen the on-going research on taro in the Pacific and promote networking. ii.) Describe genetic diversity in taro ¿ an underutilized tuber crop and a staple food in the Pacific Island countries. iii.) Develop and adopt, complementary conservation techniques to conserve taro genetic
resources. iv.) Evaulate diversity to develop disease resistant high yielding varieties and promote
their utilization by farming communities.

Project Title: Organization and management of technological integration in agriculture
and agroindustry in the Southern Cone. This project aims to promote the technological integration as well as to strengthen the management
capacity of the innovate process in the Agri-food and Agroindustrial System (AAS) in the enlarged
MERCOSUR 2. In order to be able to comply with the proposal, the strengthening and assurance
of the re-engineering process of the Cooperative Program for Technological Development in

NACA started as a regional project of FAO/UNDP with the title, ¿Establishment of the Network of
Aquaculture Centres in Asia¿. It had 11 participating governments1. The project began field operations
in August 1980, went through three phases, and terminated in December 1989. It was transformed
into an autonomous regional organization owned and operated by its member governments on 12
January 1990 when five governments ratified the NACA Agreement. The Agreement was adopted at

The Small Ruminant Research Program (SRRP) of ¿Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique¿
of Morocco (INRA) was founded in 1992 and after two years of research programming, the
implemenrtation phase was launched. Its development was supported by (IBRD : financial loan) and
(gtz technical co-operation). Currently both assistance ceased. The objectives of the program were: 1.
Provide adapted technologies to 5 principal sheep production systems of Morocco; 2. Provide data to

Bambara groundnut can be considered to be under-utilized and neglected. The objectives
of the International Bambara Groundnut Network (BAMNET) are to increase the importance of
Bambara groundnut by improving its productivity, production, marketing and consumption.

Title : PROMUSA: A Global Programme for Musa Improvement

Pacific island nations do not always have the financial and human resources needed to develop
methods for mariculture and other forms of inshore fisheries management (Adams, 1998). The
ICLARM-ACIAR partnership was established to work with National Fisheries agencies, coastal
villagers and Australian Advanced Research Institutions (ARIs) to develop the required methods for
restocking, aquaculture and inshore fisheries management on behalf of the Pacific region (Lawrence,
1999).